Cardiac steal syndrome

WikiDoc Resources for Cardiac steal syndrome
Articles
Most recent articles on Cardiac steal syndrome Most cited articles on Cardiac steal syndrome Review articles on Cardiac steal syndrome Articles on Cardiac steal syndrome in N Eng J Med, Lancet, BMJ
Media
Powerpoint slides on Cardiac steal syndrome Images of Cardiac steal syndrome Photos of Cardiac steal syndrome Podcasts & MP3s on Cardiac steal syndrome Videos on Cardiac steal syndrome
Evidence Based Medicine
Cochrane Collaboration on Cardiac steal syndrome Bandolier on Cardiac steal syndrome TRIP on Cardiac steal syndrome
Clinical Trials
Ongoing Trials on Cardiac steal syndrome at Clinical Trials.gov Trial results on Cardiac steal syndrome Clinical Trials on Cardiac steal syndrome at Google
Guidelines / Policies / Govt
US National Guidelines Clearinghouse on Cardiac steal syndrome NICE Guidance on Cardiac steal syndrome NHS PRODIGY Guidance FDA on Cardiac steal syndrome CDC on Cardiac steal syndrome
Books
Books on Cardiac steal syndrome
News
Cardiac steal syndrome in the news Be alerted to news on Cardiac steal syndrome News trends on Cardiac steal syndrome
Commentary
Blogs on Cardiac steal syndrome
Definitions
Definitions of Cardiac steal syndrome
Patient Resources / Community
Patient resources on Cardiac steal syndrome Discussion groups on Cardiac steal syndrome Patient Handouts on Cardiac steal syndrome Directions to Hospitals Treating Cardiac steal syndrome Risk calculators and risk factors for Cardiac steal syndrome
Healthcare Provider Resources
Symptoms of Cardiac steal syndrome Causes & Risk Factors for Cardiac steal syndrome Diagnostic studies for Cardiac steal syndrome Treatment of Cardiac steal syndrome
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
CME Programs on Cardiac steal syndrome
International
Cardiac steal syndrome en Espanol Cardiac steal syndrome en Francais
Business
Cardiac steal syndrome in the Marketplace Patents on Cardiac steal syndrome
Experimental / Informatics
List of terms related to Cardiac steal syndrome

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Cardiac steal syndrome is a phenomenon caused when there is narrowing of the coronary arteries and an arteriolar vasodilator is used - "stealing" blood away from those parts of the heart. This happens as a result of the narrowed coronary arteries being always maximally dilated to compensate for the decreased upstream blood supply. Dilating the other arterioles causes blood to be shunted away from the coronary vessels.

Template:WS